How to Apply for 2023 Listos California Funding Opportunities

Published On: February 27th, 2023

The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) recently announced the availability of more than $15 million in local resilience grants through the Listos California program. Listos California aims to ensure California’s diverse communities are better prepared for and able to respond to and recover from disasters through peer-to-peer public education and outreach activities. The grants prioritize communities that are both socially vulnerable and at high risk of being impacted by a fire, flood, earthquake, drought, or extreme heat.

Cal OES hosted a general overview briefing of the Listos California program and the new grant opportunities, as well as specific trainings on the application process for each of the grant types that are available. Application information, the briefing, and all the trainings can be viewed below.

Any questions about the Listos California grant opportunities should be directed to ListosGrants@caloes.ca.gov.

Cal OES Listos California Grant Availability Overview Briefing

This introductory briefing provides an overview and initial application information, answering preliminary questions about the program and the application process.

Listos California STATEWIDE Grant Program RFP

This training explains the process for applying for the Statewide Grant Program, which is for large nonprofit organizations with a 501c(3) status with a service population of 1 million or more that can work independently or subgrant with local community-based organizations to provide disaster training and resources to vulnerable and diverse populations.
Application deadline: 03/20/23

Listos California TARGET Grant Program RFP

This training explains the process for applying for the Target Grant Program, which is for smaller, local nonprofit organizations with a 501c(3) status nonprofit organizations with a service population of less than 1 million that can provide outreach to California’s high disaster risk and diverse populations.
Application deadline: 03/20/23

Listos California TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS Grant Program RFP

This training explains the process for applying for the Tribal Governments Grant Program, which is for federally recognized Tribal Government with administrative offices in California with a goal to increase their communities’ disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities.
Application deadline: 03/27/23

Listos California COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS (CERT) Grant Program RFP

This training explains the process for applying for the CERT Grant Program, which is for CERT programs registered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), new CERT Programs approved by the California State CERT Administrator, CERT Program Sponsoring Agencies, or a fiscal agent representing the CERT Program to support projects that help prepare vulnerable and underserved populations. Application deadline: 03/20/23